[OOC] No man's land

[Eyeris]

We have an interesting party!

[AdvancedJ3lly]

Name: Frank Langley

Age: 28

Occupation: Pinkerton Agent

Species: Human

Appearance:
Frank stands 5’8” tall and has a fairly average build. He has short brown hair, dull blue eyes, and a well-maintained handlebar mustache. He wears a simple black suit and coat as well as a bowler hat. He does not wear his Pinkerton badge openly, only bringing out when needed.

Personality:
Frank’s primary goal is to get the job done and get paid. If he has fun along the way, that’s just fine by him. Frank seems to be unhappy at all times, his constant angry scowl obscured by his mustache. Despite his attitude, he tends to be fairly calm most of the time. He won’t hesitate to kill someone if needed, and he tends to use intimidation and force to get jobs done.

History:
Frank’s father was a military man, an army cavalryman to the core. Before him, so was his grandfather. It meant that there was an overwhelming expectation that Frank would do the same and enlist. The young man did, and enlisted in the army as an infantryman. He served without incident for a couple years, then resigned after a growing distaste with military life.
After some time tossing around get rich quick schemes, he settled on a more stable job. The Pinkerton Agency seemed perfect for Frank, a job that would allow him to use the skills the military had taught him and make a good amount of money doing it. Pinkertons were the country’s private police, with more personnel than the country had soldiers, and Frank wanted in. Detective work was never his calling, but he became accustomed to it after some time with Pinkerton.
With the threat of bandits and robbery growing around mining towns throughout the West, businessmen and miners turned to Pinkertons to get their merchandise and money where it needed to go. Unlike his comrades in Chicago and other cities that were busy beating down riots and intimidating unions, he was among the many agents sitting on wagons and patrolling small mining towns, loaded rifles in hand and threats all around.

Weapons:
-Winchester 1866 Rifle: Frank’s “coach gun.” He doesn’t carry it around with him, but keeps it around for when a caravan needs protecting or a fight is unavoidable on a job.
-Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver: Frank’s primary sidearm. He keeps it clearly visible in a leather hip holster.
-Colt Single Action Army “Banker’s Special”: Frank’s backup gun for last resort use and to surprise enemies. He wears it concealed under his coat in a shoulder holster.
-Brass Knuckles: When aren’t these helpful to have?

Skills:
Frank is a skilled marksman and fighter, having been in his fair share of fistfights and gunfights alike. He doesn’t have the quickest draw in the world with a pistol, but he makes up with it with his shooting ability. He can shoot rather accurately, or as accurately as dated weapons will allow him to. In hand-to-hand combat, he is a competent fistfighter and fairly strong, but uses knuckledusters to give him a bit of an edge.
In addition, his time as a Pinkerton agent has given him a good amount of experience with detective work, and while he is by no means an expert investigator, he can usually get the job done.

[Affili]

I've edited. I was looking forward to using the wards, but this will have to do if it works better.

[Eyeris]

Sweet party.

How is everyone weekend going?

Happy Mothers Day to anyone out there who happens to be a mother!

[Grayscythe]

I'm still interested! I'll try to get a CS up tomorrow.

Would there be room for someone actually trying to be a lawman after the Sheriff's death? : P

[Grayscythe]

Name: Ethan Baker
Age: 28
Occupation: Hunter, Skinner, Trader. Attempting to be a lawman.
Species: Human

Appearance

Appearance:

Personality: Baker isn't a “beat around the bush” type of guy. If he wants answers, he will try to take the straightest solution towards it. This can make him come across as rough or unsocial-able at times, but in truth Baker believes he has the best of intentions. He has a strong sense of justice and has little patience for those that would take advantage of others for their own gain.

History: Ethan Baker has had a mostly stable lifestyle growing up. He was born to a small family, a stay at home mother and a father that would go hunting and sell his game in the town of Solomon. When he was old enough, Ethan started to go with his father on his hunts, which is where he would eventually adopt the trade on his own.

As he grew older, his father eventually passed to sickness. This left Ethan to take care of the household and thus he became the family's main source of income in trading with Solomon. Ethan grew into a fine hunter, an excellent shot, but also a bit of an outsider to the town. He did have one good friend in town, however, the Sheriff. After his father died the Sheriff always made it a point to look out for Ethan and help him and his mother however he could. The sheriff of Solomon always wanted Ethan to join up as a deputy for him but Ethan didn't feel like the job fit him.

That all changed when the Sheriff was killed by outlaws. The town of Solomon was put into danger and now Ethan's friend was dead. Out of respect for his friend and with a new found sense of justice, Ethan wants to set out to protect Solomon from any threats it might face and bring those that killed the Sheriff in for their just reward.

Weapons and Equipment:

Winchester Repeater Rifle, Cattleman Revolver, Hunting Knife, Rope

Skills:

A talented marksman, tracker and gunslinger. No magical knowledge and limited supernatural being knowledge.

Weaknesses:

Baker knows nothing of magic and little experience with the supernatural. He has heard the tales, but his firsthand experience is very limited. As such, when it comes to fighting an opponent that takes more than a bullet to put down, Baker is going to have his hands full.

Outside of the range, Baker also has very little experience with politics. A silver tongue, he has not.

[GhostReaper]

Accepted! Just would ask a bit of clarification on his knowledge of supernatural. To most the stories are just that, stories. So does he just believe in them but has never experienced them, or has he had at least one encounter with something supernatural? You don't need to change anything, this is a more personal curiosity.

[AdvancedJ3lly]

@GhostReaper

Have you taken a look at my character?

[GhostReaper]

Yes and Accepted, everybody is ok to post in the Character section!

[Grayscythe]

Accepted! Just would ask a bit of clarification on his knowledge of supernatural. To most the stories are just that, stories. So does he just believe in them but has never experienced them, or has he had at least one encounter with something supernatural? You don't need to change anything, this is a more personal curiosity.

@GhostReaper

He's never had a personal encounter but he's been told stories by his father, who claims he has seen things that are supernatural. So naturally like any child that hears stories like that from a parent/role model source he wants to believe it's true, but since he hasn't ever seen it himself he's not really sure what to expect.

[GhostReaper]

Cool beans, and working on the first post now

[barkmeat2]

Cool IC's up!

[Grayscythe]

I'll post later tonight when I get home from work.

[AdvancedJ3lly]

Just an idea, but Barkmeat, what if my character was working for you? Being a slimy businessman with a lot of enemies, it's possible you could have a Pinkerton bodyguard.

[barkmeat2]

Operation Exploit the Natives is a go!

Just an idea, but Barkmeat, what if my character was working for you? Being a slimy businessman with a lot of enemies, it's possible you could have a Pinkerton bodyguard.

@AdvancedJ3lly

IM A-OKAY WITH THAT. Just chalk up my IC as Manny completely forgetting you existed, as per character.

[AdvancedJ3lly]

Operation Exploit the Natives is a go!

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IM A-OKAY WITH THAT. Just chalk up my previous IC as Manny completely forgetting you existed, as per character.

@barkmeat2

Alrighty. I guess we can just go with Frank was waiting for you to arrive in town. Operation Protect the Man Being Lynched by Exploited Natives is a go!

[Grayscythe]

I don't know if you were planning anything super special with the rowdy outlaws in the saloon so I, uh, started a fight with them. If it's majorly conflicting I'll do some major edits. The main question I guess I should have asked are the gamblers that Manny playing with the same as the outlaws that were pointed out in the first post? If so I'll need to fix some stuff, sorry I was confused and thought they were separate.

Also I purposefully tried to use gender neutral pronouns for the mayor because I wasn't sure if you had plans for them.

[GhostReaper]

It would be safe to assume that anybody of importance is male...It is the 1800s after all.

[Eyeris]

Which is why Dustin dresses the way she does. And is named Dustin.

[Grayscythe]

It just occurred to me that we have two characters that look like Clint Eastwood. XD